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Colin Kaepernick Comments on Bills Crowd Chant Before His Anthem Protest
- Updated: October 17, 2016
The Buffalo Bills crushed the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday, 45-16, but quarterback Colin Kaepernick’s first start of the season made headlines for more than the final score.
Nick Wagoner of ESPN.com reported fans at New Era Field chanted “USA, USA” before Kaepernick knelt with defensive teammates Eric Reid and Eli Harold during the national anthem.
After the game, the quarterback responded to any notions that he was being unpatriotic by kneeling, per Wagoner.
“I don’t understand what’s un-American about fighting for liberty and justice for everybody, for the equality this country says it stands for,” he said. “To me, I see it as very patriotic and American to uphold the United States to the standards that it says it lives by.”
In August, Kaepernick told NFL.com’s Steve Wyche that he was “not going to stand up to show pride in a flag for a country that oppresses black people and people of color.”
According to Wagoner, Buffalo fans greeted the signal-caller with plenty of …
